SynthesisPrehospital and disaster medicine2022
Drone Applications for Emergency and Urgent Care: A Systematic Review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Design of Fixed-Time Fault-Disturbance Estimator for Emergency Rescue Quadrotor UAV Under Multi-Stage Mission Conditions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies Across the Stroke Continuum: From Risk Prediction to Real-Time Monitoring and Rapid Response.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Retrospective analysis of characteristics and transfer times of helicopter interhospital transfer of stroke patients: balancing air and ground transport efficiency.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Multi-objective optimization model for dynamic airspace allocation of urban drones in medical emergency delivery.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessing the Feasibility of Drone-Mediated Vaccine Delivery: An Exploratory Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Unmanned aerial vehicles and pre-hospital emergency medicine.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Emergency care in India beyond 75 years of independence - problems and solutions.Journal of global health · 2023Article
- Healthcare professionals' readiness and perceived barriers to drone-assisted emergency healthcare in Palestine.Digital healthArticle
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionIn recent years, the use of drones in health emergencies has increased. Among their main benefits are avoiding endangering rescuers, travelling long distances in a short time, or contacting victims in risky situations; but despite their multiple advantages, their use has not been fully demonstrated. STUDY
objectiveThis study aims to identify the available evidence on the use of drones in emergency health care compared to traditional health care.
methodsSystematic review of the literature was conducted. Search protocols were developed to locate studies that met the established selection criteria. Six experimental or quasi-experimental studies with high methodological quality published from the beginning of indexing until 2020 were included.
resultsDrones covered a significantly larger area than other traditional tracking methods and were very useful for performing preliminary triage, determining needs, and knowing the scene prior to the arrival of rescuers. In addition, drones reduced the time required to locate the victim.
conclusionsDrones are an element to be taken into account when attending health emergencies as they significantly improve the distance travelled to locate accident victims, have the possibility of performing triage prior to the arrival of the health care units, and improve the time and quality of the care provided.
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